Heated hot roller set

ABSTRACT

The invention comprises a roller set for hair care having a set of heated rollers, each roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches, a roller magnet disposed at an end of the roller and a detachable handle capable of insertion into a center of each roller, a release switch on the handle and a handle magnet attached to the end of the handle to secure the handle to the roller, wherein the roller magnet is attracted to the handle magnet and acts to guide the handle into alignment with the center of the roller. The roller set provide a method of volumizing hair comprising the steps of Inserting a handle into a heated roller, the roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches, removing a heated roller from a heated base using the handle and applying the roller nearly adjacent a root of the hair in order to smooth and volumize the hair.

This application claims priority to Provisional application No.62/017,960 filed Jun. 27, 2014.

The present invention pertains to a heated hot roller set for use athome that allows for the volumization of hair using a round brush rollerset to enable the user to have a round brush blow-dry look with minimaltime and effort.

BACKGROUND

The only hot rollers on the market today only curl hair and do not givelift at the root for volume. The roller sizes available now are toosmall to give the hair volume like a blow-dry. The biggest roller sizeson the market are 1.5 inches and fail to volumize hair. The presentinvention will enable the user to have a round brush blow-dry look withminimal time and effort.

Another term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair onthe human head is called Hair Care. Hair care will vary according to theindividual's hair type . Hair care includes men's and women's facial,pubic, and other body hair, which may be colored, trimmed, shaved,plucked, or other otherwise removed with treatments such as waxing,sugaring, and threading. These services are offered in salons,barbershops, and day spas, and there are hair care products that areavailable commercially for home use.

Hair Care also includes treatment given to hair. It includes heavyconditioners for the rescue of severely damaged hair, hot oiltreatments, scalp refreshers that relieve irritations caused by thehardness of hair relaxers, hair bleach etc. It also includes washing ofhair which removes excess heat and oil, as well as unwanted productsfrom the hair and scalp.

Hairstyling equipment which helps in creating hairstyles include blowdryer, butterfly clips, comb, hair roller, hairpin, hairbrush, etc. Hairproducts or the cosmetic products used in creating and maintaininghairstyles include hair coloring, hair conditioner, hair gel, hairspray, hair tonic, etc.

Among all the Personal Care and Cosmetics market, the hair care industryis highly competitive and dynamic. Companies in this industry operatehair salons and barbershops that provide shampoo, haircuts, beardtrimming and hair coloring services. The present invention may be usedto compliment each of the above mentioned products and services for usein the Personal Care Cosmetics Market.

SUMMARY

The invention provides a roller set for hair care comprising a set ofheated rollers, each roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches and adetachable handle capable of insertion into a center of each roller anda release switch on the handle. In an embodiment a handle magnet may beattached to the end of the handle to secure the handle to the roller,wherein the roller magnet is attracted to the handle magnet and acts toguide the handle into alignment with the center of the roller. In anembodiment a roller magnet is disposed at an end of the roller.

The roller may enable a user to smooth and volumize hair. The set ofrollers may be of varying sizes between 2 inches and 4 inches indiameter. The set of rollers may include a first roller having a 2 inchdiameter, a second roller having a 2.5 inch diameter and a third rollerhaving 3 inch diameter. The center of each roller may have a uniformdiameter and a single handle capable of being inserted into either thefirst, second or third roller. The diameter of the center of each rollermay be approximately ½ inch.

Each of the rollers may have a length of approximately 4 inches and eachroller has an axis and the length is measured parallel to the axis. Therollers may be housed in a heating base. The heating base may include alid. The handle may be used to remove the roller from the heating basewithout a user's fingers touching the heated base. The heated base mayhouse at least 8 rollers.

The invention further provides a method of volumizing hair comprisingthe steps of inserting a handle into a heated roller, the roller havinga diameter of at least 2 inches, removing a heated roller from a heatedbase using the handle and applying the roller nearly adjacent a root ofthe hair in order to smooth and volumize the hair. The method furthercomprising the steps of applying the roller to a clump of hair, rotatingthe roller, curling the clump of hair adjacent the root of the clump ofhair and volumizing the clump of hair without curling an end of thehair.

The method may further comprise the steps of releasing a switch on thehandle, detaching the handle fr o m a center of the roller, attracting ahandle magnet attached to an end of the handle to a roller magnetattached to an end of the roller and guiding the handle into alignmentwith the center of the roller. The method may further comprise the stepsof providing a set of rollers, a first roller having a 2 inch diameter,a second roller having a 2.5 inch diameter and a third roller having 3inch diameter and inserting the handle within a center of one of thefirst, second or third rollers, the center of the first, second andthird rollers having a uniform diameter so that the same handle may beused with any of the first, second or third rollers. The method mayfurther comprise the step of replacing the first roller within theheated base by holding the handle and moving the handle over the heatedbase above a vacant spot within the heated base, pressing the releaseswitch to release the handle from the first roller, withdrawing thehandle from the center of the first roller, moving the handle over thesecond roller, inserting the handle into the center of the secondroller, removing the second roller from the heated base using the handleand applying the second roller to a person's hair.

The handle may be secured within the center of the roller. The set ofrollers may be attached to the heated base using one of a compressionfit, a screw fit, a rotating lock fit, a flexible ball socket, asnap-fit and a finger engagement.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of rollers into a heating base;

FIG. 2 depicts a perspective view of a handle inserted for multiplesized rollers;

FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view of an example of 3 sizes of rollers;

FIG. 4 depicts a perspective view of a heating base with lid closed;

FIG. 5 depicts a perspective view of the heating base with lid open; and

FIG. 6 depicts a perspective view of a handle being used to remove a hotroller from.

While the invention is amenable to various modifications and alternateforms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in thedrawings and will be described in detail, it should be understood thatthe intention is not to limit the invention to the particularembodiments described. The intention is to cover all modifications,equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and the scope ofthe invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

An embodiment of the present invention is depicted with respect to FIGS.1-6. A round brush hot roller set is used to style women's hair in amanner that a professional hair stylist would create. It is a heatedroller set that mimics the action of a round brush blow- dry, as itwould in a salon. The set gives the ‘home-stylist’ the professionalsalon like ‘the round brush blow-dry’ look and volume. Larger volumerollers 20 (2-4″) provide smooth and volumized hair, without curling adetachable handle 30 provides for ease, comfort and storage of therollers 20.

Heated rollers 20 a,b,c (FIG. 2&3) that are the actual size of roundbrushes and also have a detachable handle 30. Handle 30 locks intocenter 31 of roller 20 c for easy application. The center 31 may have adiameter of approximately ½″. A release switch 34 is on the handle 30for a smooth transition of removing handle 30 from roller 20. The switch34 is depressed to provide one of a compression fit, a screw fit, arotating lock fit, a flexible ball socket, a snap-fit and a fingerengagement.

FIG. 1 depicts a roller 20 is being placed back into the heating base10. The heating base includes heating elements for each roller as arewell known in the art. Each heating element includes a mounting platformfor each roller to both hold the roller in place within the heating baseand to provide the transfer of heat from the heating base to each roller20. FIG. 2 depicts the universal nature of the handle 30 that can beused for all size rollers 20 a,b,c. In an embodiment, the handle 30 issecured within the roller 20 by a rotating lock mechanism or a snap-fitassembly to fixedly attach the handle 30 to the roller 20. By depressingthe switch 34, the handle 30 may be removed from the center 31 of theroller 20.

FIG. 3 depicts an example of 3 sizes of rollers 20 a,b,c having a 2″diameter; 2.5″ diameter, and 3″ diameter, respectively and each rolleris 4″ in length. The length is measured along a side of the rollerparallel to the axis of rotation running through the center 31 of eachroller 20. In an embodiment the rollers may range from 2-4.″ FIG. 4.depicts a heating base 10 with lid 12 closed. FIG. 5 depicts the heatingbase 10 with lid 12 open. FIG. 6 depicts a handle 30 being used toremove a hot roller 20. Current roller products are designed to curlhair. The present design will enable the user to smooth and volumizehair.

An alternate option for the handle attachment is a magnet attached tothe end of rollers 42 and also a magnet 41 on the end of the handle.This will secure the handle to the roller and allow for easy insertionand removal by aligning the roller magnet 42 with the center 31 of theroller 20 and the handle magnet 41.

Numerous variations and modifications will become apparent to thoseskilled in the art once the above disclosure is fully appreciated. It isintended that the claims be interpreted to embrace all such variationsand modifications.

What is claimed is:
 1. A roller set for hair care comprising: a set ofheated rollers, each roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches; anda detachable handle capable of insertion into a center of each rollerand a release switch on the handle.
 2. The roller set of claim 1 whereinthe roller enables a user to smooth and volumize hair.
 3. The roller setof claim 1 wherein the set of rollers are of varying sizes between 2inches and 4 inches in diameter.
 4. The roller set of claim 3 whereinthe set of rollers includes a first roller having a 2 inch diameter, asecond roller having a 2.5 inch diameter and a third roller having 3inch diameter.
 5. The roller set of claim 4 wherein the center of eachroller having a uniform diameter and a single handle capable of beinginserted into either the first, second or third roller.
 6. The rollerset of claim 5 wherein the diameter of the center of each roller isapproximately ½ inch.
 7. The roller set of claim 1 wherein each of therollers have a length of approximately 4 inches.
 8. The roller set ofclaim 1 further comprising a roller magnet disposed at an end of theroller and a handle magnet attached to the end of the handle to securethe handle to the roller, wherein the roller magnet is attracted to thehandle magnet and acts to guide the handle into alignment with thecenter of the roller.
 9. The roller set of claim 1 wherein the rollersare housed in a heating base.
 10. The roller set of claim 9 wherein theheating base includes a lid.
 11. The roller set of claim 9 wherein thehandle may be used to remove the roller from the heating base without auser's fingers touching the heated base.
 12. The roller set of claim 1wherein the heated base houses at least 8 rollers.
 13. A method ofvolumizing hair comprising the steps of; Inserting a handle into aheated roller, the roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches;removing a heated roller from a heated base using the handle; andapplying the roller nearly adjacent a root of the hair in order tosmooth and volumize the hair.
 14. The method of claim 13 furthercomprising the steps of: applying the roller to a clump of hair;rotating the roller; curling the clump of hair adjacent the root of theclump of hair; and volumizing the clump of hair without curling an endof the hair.
 15. The method of claim 13 further comprising the steps of:releasing a switch on the handle; detaching the handle from a center ofthe roller.
 16. The method of claim 13 further comprising the steps of:attracting a handle magnet attached to an end of the handle to a rollermagnet attached to an end of the roller and guiding the handle intoalignment with the center of the roller.
 17. The method of claim 13further comprising the steps of: providing a set of rollers, a firstroller having a 2 inch diameter, a second roller having a 2.5 inchdiameter and a third roller having 3 inch diameter; and inserting thehandle within a center of one of the first, second or third rollers, thecenter of the first, second and third rollers having a uniform diameterso that the same handle may be used with any of the first, second orthird rollers.
 18. The method of claim 17 further comprising the step ofreplacing the first roller within the heated base by holding the handleand moving the handle over the heated base above a vacant spot withinthe heated base,; pressing the release switch to release the handle fromthe first roller; withdrawing the handle from the center of the firstroller; moving the handle over the second roller; inserting the handleinto the center of the second roller; removing the second roller fromthe heated base using the handle; and applying the second roller to aperson's hair.
 19. The method of claiml7 wherein the handle is securedwithin the center of the roller using one of a compression fit, a screwfit, a rotating lock fit, a flexible ball socket, a snap-fit and afinger engagement.
 20. The method of claim 17 wherein set of rollers areattached to the heated base using one of a compression fit, a screw fit,a rotating lock fit, a flexible ball socket, a snap-fit and a fingerengagement.